Tens of thousands of travellers were stranded on Monday after ash from Chile's volcanic eruptions prompted Australian airlines to ground some domestic and international services.

Strong winds have ca

A thick plume of ash from the erupting Puyehue volcano in the Andes shifted direction into Chile after spewing volcanic dust over parts of Argentina.

North-westerly winds pushed the giant column of a

A dense ash cloud from an Icelandic volcano blew toward Scotland on Monday, causing airlines to cancel flights, forcing President Barack Obama to shorten a visit to Ireland, and c in Europe that stran

The Grimsvoetn volcano under Iceland's largest glacier began erupting Saturday, the Icelandic Meteorological Office said, reporting a tall plume of smoke rising from the crater.

"An eruption at Grims

Iceland's airspace temporarily closed down early on Sunday because of a violent eruption of the country's most active volcano, the airport administration Isavia said.

"The status right now is that Ke

Boats lay idle on the shores of a lake surrounding the Philippines' rumbling Taal volcano as village elder Violy Seda retold her dramatic escape from death a generation ago.

The 65-year-old woman was

Manila: Thousands of Philippinos fled their homes as a volcano erupted on Monday, sending a spectacular column of ash high into the sky, residents said.

The eruption of Bulusan, a 1,559-metre (5,115-

A volcano in Southwestern Japan erupted early on Wednesday, the sixth eruption since last week, spewing columns of smoke up to a height of around 2,000 meters.

London: Scientists have predicted that the world’s largest volcano beneath Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming could erupt for the first time in 600,000 years and wipe out 66 per cent of the United S

Jakarta: Indonesia closed Malang city's domestic airport Monday as a volcano shot ash into the sky over eastern Java, posing a risk to planes, officials said.

The airport, about 25 kilometres (16 mil